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"Technical Writer"
Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

Basic Job Description:

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Technical Writer"

1) Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.

2) Maintain records and files of work and revisions.

 

3) Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.

4) Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.

5) Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.


 

6) Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.

7) Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.

8) Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.

9) Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.

10) Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material.

11) Assist in laying out material for publication.

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12) Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.

13) Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.

14) Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.

Job Description for "Technical Writer" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Technical Writer"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  A-I-R        SOC:  27-3042.00


 

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